The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Damascus announces a call for proposals of the Small Scale Projects, which could be supported by a financial contribution within the framework of the Czech Republic development cooperation.
The Small Scale Projects (SSP) are one of the instruments of the development cooperation of the Czech Republic. SSP are identified by the respective Embassies of the Czech Republic (through applications submitted by potential implementers) and approved by headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). SSP aims to contribute to the local subject by small-scale development activities in accordance with the beneficiary country´s national development priorities.
By the Czech Republic supported a small scale projects should not only bring development outputs, but should also contribute to increasing the visibility of the Czech Republic in the country. Various projects can be supported, such as projects to promote local development, improve health or medical care, eradicate poverty, make education available, educate people in rural areas, protect the environment, improve the position of women in the society or promote coexistence between ethnic and religious communities.
One of the crucial conditions is a project sustainability (meaning the project would be able to run in a future without further financial support)
Funding Information
The financial contribution for a SSP is from 200,000 CZK to 500,000 CZK (approx. up to 21,000, – USD; 18,000, – EUR). Co-financing from other sources is arbitrary and desirable.
The project must be implemented from the date of the contract’s signing (about March 2025) to October 29, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
The financial contribution is intended for projects implemented in Syria. Implementer of the SSP is a local subject with legal subjectivity in the country of the project implementation. Implementer must be eligible to sign contract with MFA CZ that establishes jurisdiction of Czech laws and Czech courts. A SSP may be implemented, for example by an educational, health, social or cultural institution, a non-governmental non-profit organization, a cooperative, a territorial unit. Funds are allocated to non-political and non-governmental group. A contribution cannot be claimed by an individual.
